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Canada's national environment agenda is the latest thing to be upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, as plans for both beefing up national climate targets and banning some plastics are likely to be delayed.Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson told The Canadian Press this week that the government remains firmly committed to its environmental promises, which were a key part of the Liberal 2019 re-election campaign.

As COVID-19 reduces access to food and other essential goods for Canadians, PepsiCo Canada and the company’s philanthropic arm, The PepsiCo Foundation, is launching a number of community-based initiatives.With COVID-19 wreaking havoc everywhere, the devastation looms large on the country's food banks, where stocks are down and demand is way up.

The 2020 NACS Show is moving forward as scheduled and the global event will take place October 11-14 in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

PepsiCo, which makes Frito Lay chips and Quaker cereals, is getting a boost as more consumers eat breakfast and snack at home.

With stay-at-home measures in place across the country, c-stores are experiencing an unprecedented spike in tobacco sales, in part because First Nations reserves (and their popular smoke shacks) are largely closed to outside visitors Dave Bryans, CEO of the Ontario Convenience Stores Association, estimates that the legal tobacco business is on track to grow by 20-25% while the reserves stay closed and he'd like to see c-stores to hold on to that business once the restrictions are lifted.

Altria Group says that Chairman and CEO Howard Willard, who was recovering from COVID-19, has retired.

The 23rd World Petroleum Organizing Committee is moving ahead with plans to host the event in Texas at the end of the year.

Coca-Cola's global volume tumbled 25% in April as the coronavirus pandemic gripped large swaths of the world population.